RHS Quality Improvement & Patient Safety 2

Question 1

What does FMEA stand for as used in healthcare quality management?

Accepted Answer

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis

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Functional Management and Error Assessment

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Federal Medical Error Audit

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Facility Monitoring and Evaluation Assessment

Question 2

Which type of medication error involves administering the correct drug to the wrong patient?

Accepted Answer

Wrong-patient error

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Prescribing error

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Transcription error

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Dispensing error

Question 3

The surgical 'time-out' procedure is performed immediately before incision primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Verify correct patient identity, surgical procedure, and operative site

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Allow the anesthesia team to finalize medication dosing

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Confirm operating room scheduling and equipment availability

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Document informed consent and insurance authorization

Question 4

Conditions that develop as a result of treatment in a hospital — not present on admission — are clinically referred to as:

Accepted Answer

Nosocomial conditions

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Iatrogenic events

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Sentinel outcomes

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Adverse drug reactions

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the traditional 'Five Rights' of medication administration?

Accepted Answer

Right diagnosis

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Right patient

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Right dose

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Right time

Question 6

Which organization accredits U.S. hospitals and publishes annual National Patient Safety Goals?

Accepted Answer

The Joint Commission (TJC)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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American Medical Association (AMA)

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Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Question 7

In patient safety, a clinical 'bundle' is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

A set of evidence-based practices implemented together to improve patient outcomes

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A collection of incident reports submitted as a group

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A group of bundled insurance billing codes for related services

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A cohort of patients with similar diagnoses managed under one protocol